How Water Works in Orange County

OC Water Summit

OC GROUNDWATER BASIN (through end of March 2018)
OCWD is one of the few groundwater management agencies able to track the groundwater basin’s “water budget” on a monthly basis. This information allows the District to make more informed management decisions about future water supplies and pumping.

Groundwater storage level

46% full 231,248 ac-ft

Compared to same time last year:+42.1%

Groundwater recharge

216,466 ac-ftWater year to date

Compared to same time last year:-16.8%

Groundwater pumping

Taking Pride in the Past, Preparing for the Future

Since its beginning in 1933, OCWD has grown far more extensively and rapidly than its founders could possibly have anticipated. Throughout the decades, the District has developed and introduced new technologies to manage water supplies, and is now a world leader in groundwater recharge.